Author Patricia Ash is a fourth-generation Williams native and has been a history column contributor in the Williams Pioneer Review since 2007. She has come from a family steeped in the history of Williams and early California. With the generosity of the Sacramento Valley Museum and the support of the Colusi Historical Society, she has sifted through hundreds of photographs as well as contributions from cherished private family collections to bring you this pictorial history of Williams and surrounding areas that were important to the city's economic boom.